A reminder of some great looking games coming to Linux from successful crowdfunding campaigns
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A reminder of some great looking games coming to Linux from successful crowdfunding campaigns
Crowdfunding for games doesn't always work out but thanks to the likes of IndieGoGo, Kickstarter, Fig and more we have a lot of good Linux games. There's plenty more on the way too, let's take a quick look. Warning: Lots of media inside.
Feral Interactive's lead Vulkan developer is moving onto something new
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Feral Interactive's lead Vulkan developer is moving onto something new
Some game industry news to share today, as the Vulkan development lead at Feral Interactive has announced they're moving on.
Unsettling story-driven adventure 'Sally Face' has a final fifth episode released
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Unsettling story-driven adventure 'Sally Face' has a final fifth episode released
An adventure about a boy with a prosthetic face and a tragic past, an unsettling episodic game and it's now complete.
Mesa 19.3 released with huge updates for Linux open source graphics drivers
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Mesa 19.3 released with huge updates for Linux open source graphics drivers
Arriving in time before the holiday season, Mesa 19.3 has now been officially released giving all open source Linux graphics drivers some big boosts and new features.
WarriOrb: Prologue gives an impressive taste of what's to come in this action platformer
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WarriOrb: Prologue gives an impressive taste of what's to come in this action platformer
A once mighty demon trapped in an unusual and slightly amusing body, WarriOrb: Prologue gives us a small taste of what's to come in the full game and it's quite impressive.
Railway Empire heads to the cold North in the latest DLC, free update adds in a new Challenge Map
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Railway Empire heads to the cold North in the latest DLC, free update adds in a new Challenge Map
Railway Empire from Gaming Minds Studios and Kalypso Media Digital has expanded again with the release of the Northern Europe DLC.
Steam Play Proton 4.11-10 out, mouse handling improvements and Halo: The Master Chief Collection works
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Steam Play Proton 4.11-10 out, mouse handling improvements and Halo: The Master Chief Collection works
A brand new update to Steam Play Proton has arrived ahead of the weekend with Proton 4.11-10, giving out of the box play for Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
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GNOME 3.36 and Fedora 32 to get better GPU switching with NVIDIA support
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GNOME 3.36 and Fedora 32 to get better GPU switching with NVIDIA support
Developer Bastien Nocera has written a blog post talking about improvements coming to GNOME 3.36 and Fedora Linux, to help those of you switching between GPUs.
Where there's a will there's a Wine 5.0rc1
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Where there's a will there's a Wine 5.0rc1
The Wine hackers have announced the first Release Candidate for the big 5.0, marking the beginning of the code freeze period where only bug fixes make it in and no new features after this.
Realistic gun simulation FPS 'Receiver 2' announced from Wolfire Games
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Realistic gun simulation FPS 'Receiver 2' announced from Wolfire Games
Receiver is getting a much expanded sequel! Wolfire Games (Overgrowth, Lugaru) have confirmed Receiver 2 is releasing with Linux support next year.
Crazy typing adventure dungeon-crawler Backspace Bouken is out now
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Crazy typing adventure dungeon-crawler Backspace Bouken is out now
Backspace Bouken isn't your standard dungeon crawler, it mashes it together with a typing game and the end result is pretty hilarious.
Serene naval adventure Sail Forth has a brand new trailer, coming to Linux next year
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Serene naval adventure Sail Forth has a brand new trailer, coming to Linux next year
David Evans and The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild have a brand new trailer out for their upcoming naval action and adventure game Sail Forth.
D9VK, the Direct3D9 to Vulkan layer has a huge new 0.40 'Croakacola' release out
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D9VK, the Direct3D9 to Vulkan layer has a huge new 0.40 'Croakacola' release out
For use with Wine and Steam Play Proton, D9VK is the awesome project based on DXVK which translates Direct3D9 to Vulkan for better performance. A big new release just went out.
Some thoughts on Linux gaming in 2019, an end of year review
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Some thoughts on Linux gaming in 2019, an end of year review
2019 is coming to a close, it's been a pretty wild year for Linux gaming that's for sure! Here's some thoughts on the year and what to expect for 2020.
D9VK is no more as it merges with DXVK, making DXVK a D3D 9/10/11 to Vulkan layer
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D9VK is no more as it merges with DXVK, making DXVK a D3D 9/10/11 to Vulkan layer
It's happened, the D9VK and DXVK projects have officially merged. This means DXVK is now the all-encompassing project to translate D3D 9/10/11 to Vulkan for Wine.
GemRB, the FOSS game engine for Bioware's Infinity Engine had a new release recently
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GemRB, the FOSS game engine for Bioware's Infinity Engine had a new release recently
Here's an open source game engine reimplementation you don't hear about much. GemRB, for Bioware's Infinity Engine games like Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale and Planescape: Torment games had a new release recently.
Action RPG 'Last Epoch' full release delayed until Q4 2020
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Action RPG 'Last Epoch' full release delayed until Q4 2020
Eleventh Hour Games have decided to slow down their roadmap, take a little more time and get it right with Last Epoch now moving to a full release being in Q4 2020.
Need to make some pixel art? Pixelorama is a cross-platform FOSS tool worth looking at
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Need to make some pixel art? Pixelorama is a cross-platform FOSS tool worth looking at
It seems Godot Engine is good for more than making games, as the FOSS pixel art tool Pixelorama will show you.
Intense top-down racer 'Bloody Rally Show' now has a demo available
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Intense top-down racer 'Bloody Rally Show' now has a demo available
Now you can all join in, as the upcoming racing game Bloody Rally Show now has a demo available and it's well worth trying.
Monster taming RPG 'Siralim Ultimate' announced,
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Monster taming RPG 'Siralim Ultimate' announced, coming to Linux next year
Thylacine Studios have announced the next generation of their monster taming RPG games with Siralim Ultimate, what's essentially going to be Siralim 4.